Salver
Classification:
Date:
1913
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 24 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 62.5 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver presentation salver; lobed, octagonal tray with raised, ogee sides and an applied band of ovals around the rim, with applied, cast shell and scroll motifs between and in the centers of the lobes; image of the yacht "Corsair" engraved at the top with the engraved inscriptions below, "CORSAIR DINING CLUB/ FORMED TO PROMOTE GOOD-FELLOWSHIP AND LOYAL FRIENDSHIP/ BY-LAWS ADOPTED NOVEMBER 2ND 1885/ J. PIERPONT MORGAN, PRESIDENT/ FRANK K. STURGIS SECRETARY & TREASURER/ MEMBERS/ J. Pierpont Morgan John King/ Charles Loinier Joseph H. Choate/ George L. Bowdoin William C. Whitney/ William Trumbull William Rockefeller/ David S. Egleston/ Goold H. Redmond/ Frank K. Sturgis Seth B. French/ Philip Schuyler Henry E. Howland/ Charles E. Strong Lewis Cass Ledyard/ William D. Morgan Charles Steele/ Benjamin H. Bristow J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr./ Frank Thompson George L Rives/ Chaunchey M. Depew/ Francis R. Appleton" in roman letters and script; seated on four cast hairy feet with scroll and acanthus decoration; makers' marks stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Frank Knight Sturgis
Object Number:
1932.90
Marks:
Inscription: engraved in the center with scene of Yacht Corsair against shaded background with engraved inscription immediately below: "CORSAIR DINING CLUB/ FORMED TO PROMOTE GOOD-FELLOWSHIP AND LOYAL FRIENDSHIP/ BY-LAWS ADOPTED NOVEMBER 2NC 1885/ J. PI
Gallery Label:
This salver was presented to the donor by the executors of John Pierpoint Morgan's estate. Each member of the Corsair Club, a dining club that met on Morgan's yacht "Corsair," received silver mementos of the club at the time of Morgan's death in 1914.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
39875
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 16.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver child's spoon with oval bowl; handle molded with full-length figures of Jack and Jill (Jill upright and Jack upside down); stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.282c
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "TIFFANY & CO." (in rectangle) and "STERLING" (in rectangle)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39873
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Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 13 x 8 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 33 x 22.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 33 oz (troy) 15 dwt (1049 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation vegetable dish; shallow, ovoid bowl on a ovoid pedestal with applied cast scroll design and four scroll and trefoil feet; egg and dart rim and vertical bezel applied to the bowl; two cast floral strap handles applied at the ends; sides of the bowl engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.25
Marks:
engraved: on the front center: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script
stamped: on the base: "WM GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/G/&/S" in an oval over, "1/53/8" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 13 x 8 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 33 x 22.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 34 oz (troy) 15 dwt (1080 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation vegetable dish; shallow, ovoid bowl on a ovoid pedestal with applied cast scroll design and four scroll and trefoil feet; egg and dart rim and vertical bezel applied to the bowl; two cast floral strap handles applied at the ends; sides of the bowl engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.24
Marks:
engraved: on the front center: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script
stamped: on the base: "WM GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/G/&/S" in an oval over, "1/53/8" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39871
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 13 x 8 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 33 x 22.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 34 oz (troy) 2 dwt (1060 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation vegetable dish; shallow, ovoid bowl on a ovoid pedestal with applied cast scroll design and four scroll and trefoil feet; egg and dart rim and vertical bezel applied to the bowl; two cast floral strap handles applied at the ends; sides of the bowl engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.23
Marks:
engraved: on the front center: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script
stamped: on the base: "WM GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/G/&/S" in an oval over, "1/53/8" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39869
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 13 x 8 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 33 x 22.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 34 oz (troy) 2 dwt (1060 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation vegetable dish; shallow, ovoid bowl on a ovoid pedestal with applied cast scroll design and four scroll and trefoil feet; egg and dart rim and vertical bezel applied to the bowl; two cast floral strap handles applied at the ends; sides of the bowl engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.22
Marks:
engraved: on the front center: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script
stamped: on the base: "WM GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/G/&/S" in an oval over, "1/53/8" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39868
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saltcellar
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm )
Silver Weight: 18 oz (troy) 10 dwt (575 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation saltcellar; oval bowl raised to points at each end seated on a high oval pedestal foot with a beaded band around the rim; repoussé chased foliate and scroll cartouches around the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side of the body and the initials, "M. C. P." in gothic script on the other side; beaded band below the rim; two tapered strap handles applied to the sides; gilt interior; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.33
Marks:
engraved: on the bowl: "M. C. P." in gothic script
stamped: on the base: "W. G. & S" in a rectangle over "W/ G/ &/ S" in an oval over "1/ 55/ 8" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39867
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert knives (12) in box
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
ca. 1806
Medium:
Steel, silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Box: 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (26.7 x 11.4 x 3.2 cm); each (knife): 9 3/8 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. (23.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm)
Place Made:
Europe, France, Paris
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
INV.14119a-m
Marks:
Stamped on the blades: "LESUEUR" over a crowned "A." Painted on the lid: "RL" and "EL." Printed on the label inside the lid: "A L' A COURONNE / Rue des Cannettes, no. 514 Faubourg- / Germain; / LE SUEUR, FILS, / Successeur de son pere. / Coutellier des Ecoles de Santé et des Hôpitaux, fait et vend toutes sortes d’Instru- / ments de chirugie, tanten [sic] argent qu’en acier, / couteaux; Ciseaux, Rasoirs, et tout ce qui / concerne la Coutellerie. / {Bonnes Lancettes} A PARIS."
Gallery Label:
Chancellor Livingston probably acquired this set of dessert knives in Paris during his diplomatic residence there from 1801 to 1804. Following European custom, dessert was served as a separate course and required distinct sets of knives and forks. Matching sets of dessert knives became stylish among wealthy Americans during the late eighteenth century. Knives such as these, with steel blades and ivory handles, were typical of those manufactured in England and France during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Date End:
1811
eMuseum Object ID:
39862
Sort order:
9
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
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Steak knives (6) in a box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver, ivory, wood, wool
Dimensions:
Box: 1 x 8 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 21.6 x 6.7 cm )
Each (knife): 8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (20.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Six silver and ivory steak knives in a wooden box; tapered ivory oval handles with inscibed lined down each side; flat, silver, pointed end blades with oval inscribed handle sockets; rectangular wooden box covered in black paper with metal hinges and hook and eye closures; box lined with green wool.
Object Number:
INV.14117a-g
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39858
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Serving spoons (6)
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 in. × 2 3/8 in. × 2 in. (34 × 6 × 5.1 cm)
Silver Weight: 5 oz (troy) 13.8 dwt (177 g)
Description:
One of six silver serving spoons with upturned wavy-end handles with foliate decoration; pointed oval bowls with leaf decoration; undersides of the handles engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.83
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "Wm. GALE & SON" in roman letters
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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